The Castle
by Franz Kafka
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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Swanton, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
Modern Library, 1969. HARDCOVER. Dust jacket, now in a clear plastic archival cover, is a little soiled and edge worn, with a couple half-inch open tears and several smaller closed ones. Page ends are lightly foxed. Text is unmarked. Strong binding. NOT ex-library.
Synopsis
The Castle (original title: "Das Schloß") is the story of K., the unwanted Land Surveyor who is never to be admitted to the Castle nor accepted in the village, and yet cannot go home. As he encounters dualities of certainty and doubt, hope and fear, and reason and nonsense, K.'s struggles in the absurd, labyrinthine world where he finds himself seem to reveal an inexplicable truth about the nature of existence. Kafka began The Castle in 1922 and it was never finished, yet this, the last of his three great novels, draws fascinating conclusions that make it feel strangely complete.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Wood Thrush Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2108
- Title
- The Castle
- Author
- Franz Kafka
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Modern Library
- Date Published
- 1969
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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Glossary
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- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...